Agia Varvara Αγία Βαρβάρα | |
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 Prophet Elias church in Agia Barbara | |
  Agia Varvara Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates:38°00′N23°39′E / 38.000°N 23.650°E /38.000; 23.650 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | West Athens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lampros Michos[1] (since 2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 2.425 km2 (0.936 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 26,759 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 123 51 |
| Area code(s) | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.agiavarvara.gr |
Agia Varvara (Greek:Αγία Βαρβάρα, meaningSaint Barbara) is a suburban town in the western part of theAthens agglomeration inAttica,Greece and a municipality in theWest Athens regional unit.
Agia Varvara is situated east of the mountainAigaleo (Greek: Αιγάλεω). It is 6 km (4 mi) west of centralAthens. The municipality has an area of 2.425 km2.[3] It is served by theAgia Varvara andAgia Marina stations onLine 3 of theAthens Metro.In terms of academic institutions, the area contains 2 campuses of West Attica University which in total includes approx 60,000 students according to 2023.
| Year | Population |
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| 1981 | 29,259 |
| 1991 | 28,706 |
| 2001 | 30,562 |
| 2011 | 26,550 |
| 2021 | 26,759 |
Administrative divisions of theAttica Region | ||
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| Regional unit ofCentral Athens |  | |
| Regional unit ofNorth Athens | ||
| Regional unit ofWest Athens | ||
| Regional unit ofSouth Athens | ||
| Regional unit ofPiraeus | ||
| Regional unit ofEast Attica | ||
| Regional unit ofWest Attica | ||
| Regional unit ofIslands | ||
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